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2001 bfg radial mud terrains, any good??
Posted: 17 Apr 2012, 17:06
by dirty-syncro-lover
hi guy's looking to buy some 2001 mud terrain's but they are radial's ? not sure what the difference is from normal bfg's?
also i heard that the white wall lettering on some year's could be dodgy and break down over time?
any advice welcome
Re: 2001 bfg radial mud terrains, any good??
Posted: 17 Apr 2012, 17:25
by max and caddy
Are they not all radials...? are the tyres actually from 2001? bit old innit!
Re: 2001 bfg radial mud terrains, any good??
Posted: 17 Apr 2012, 17:55
by KarlT
Fine, only 11 years old, BFG's are good for 20 years at least!!
Re: 2001 bfg radial mud terrains, any good??
Posted: 17 Apr 2012, 18:06
by v-lux
I think only the older ones have 'radial' written on the wall
Re: 2001 bfg radial mud terrains, any good??
Posted: 18 Apr 2012, 15:58
by syncropaddy
Tyres over 6 years old fail our NCT and the German TUV so would it not be the same for your MOT?
Re: 2001 bfg radial mud terrains, any good??
Posted: 18 Apr 2012, 17:09
by KarlT
No, no rules on age, its all about condition. Much like any other rubber component, be it steering, brake or suspension parts, or do you have age rules on them too?
Re: 2001 bfg radial mud terrains, any good??
Posted: 19 Apr 2012, 21:01
by syncropaddy
Lagging behind the rest of Europe eh !!
Re: 2001 bfg radial mud terrains, any good??
Posted: 19 Apr 2012, 21:04
by KarlT
KarlT wrote: Much like any other rubber component, be it steering, brake or suspension parts, or do you have age rules on them too?
Re: 2001 bfg radial mud terrains, any good??
Posted: 21 Apr 2012, 09:06
by KarlT
Every been told to go & collect a
'Long weight' from the engineering stores?
Re: 2001 bfg radial mud terrains, any good??
Posted: 21 Apr 2012, 20:31
by dirty-syncro-lover
picked em up today
hardly used load's of tread and a new spare with four on rim's ready to go 100 squid's ! can't be bad, now i just need a reason to use them !!
Re: 2001 bfg radial mud terrains, any good??
Posted: 21 Apr 2012, 20:50
by syncropaddy
KarlT wrote:No, no rules on age, its all about condition. Much like any other rubber component, be it steering, brake or suspension parts, or do you have age rules on them too?
But tyres aint like any other rubber component. Tyres is tyres, seals is seals, bushes is bushes ..... you get the picture.
Eleven year old tyres .... wouldnt even put them on my trailer !!
Re: 2001 bfg radial mud terrains, any good??
Posted: 21 Apr 2012, 22:13
by KarlT
And Brakes pipes are Brake pipes??
Age or condition testing?
The 6 year rule seems ridiculous, our inspection/condition testing seems to work well, hardly surrounded by cars blowing tyres everywhere. Infact, only ever seen one complete sudden tyre failure (loss of control) & that was on a newish Smart car, but must be very good for tyre companies so it'll probably come.
Re: 2001 bfg radial mud terrains, any good??
Posted: 21 Apr 2012, 22:45
by futbus
KarlT wrote:
The 6 year rule seems ridiculous, our inspection/condition testing seems to work well, hardly surrounded by cars blowing tyres everywhere. Infact, only ever seen one complete sudden tyre failure (loss of control) & that was on a newish Smart car
That is not entirely true is it, you have seen another one involving a trailer
Re: 2001 bfg radial mud terrains, any good??
Posted: 21 Apr 2012, 23:22
by KarlT
Oh yeah, of-course it was a old tyre blow out, not a overloaded trailer officer!
Re: 2001 bfg radial mud terrains, any good??
Posted: 21 Apr 2012, 23:29
by Macflai
syncropaddy wrote:KarlT wrote:Eleven year old tyres .... wouldnt even put them on my trailer !!
Wouldn't even put them on my tree to swing...